diff --git a/repo_to_text/core/core.py b/repo_to_text/core/core.py
index 4a2d41a..efb8d88 100644
--- a/repo_to_text/core/core.py
+++ b/repo_to_text/core/core.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Core functionality for repo-to-text
 
 import os
 import subprocess
-from typing import Tuple, Optional, List, Dict, Any, Set, IO
+from typing import Tuple, Optional, List, Dict, Any, Set
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from importlib.machinery import ModuleSpec
 import logging